FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
Bartending services are billed at a 3 hour minimum for $600. This includes set up + 3 hours of service + breakdown. Each additional hour is billed at $100 per hour. Each additional bartender needed is billed at $75 per hour. Gratuity (25%) is charged if tip jars are not allowed. Additional services that are offered and can be quoted upon discussion are: Shopping services (i.e....ice, alcohol), event staffing (servers, bussers, etc...) and menu planning. We also have stemware rental and bar tent rental. Bartenders and staff are uniformed and carry MAST Class 12 permits (Bartender's license) and WA State food handlers permits. If your menu consists of beer/wine AND mixed drinks: 1-75 guests = 1 bartender 76-150 guests = 2 bartenders 151-225 guests = 3 bartenders 226-300 guests = 4 bartenders If your menu is beer/wine only: 1-125 guests = 1 bartender 126-200 = 2 bartenders 201-300 = 3 bartenders All quotes will be discussed with the appropriate parties and agreed upon in advance. A simple agreement will be signed. A deposit is required to hold your booking date and remainder of balance is due the day before the event. Additional costs that one may incur are ferry fees and/or mileage fees. We travel the Olympic Peninsula, Kitsap Peninsula, Seattle metro area as well as Pierce County and Thurston County. We will travel further if needed...just ask! I have been known to go far if the accommodations and/or travel fee makes sense! Talk to me! Thank you for your confidence in Tipsy Gypsy S.P.C. ~Mobile Bar Service~
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
Typically it's a phone consultation to begin with. We find out all the details to agree upon a quote. After a deposit is received you are on the books and that date is YOURS! There is no limit to the amount of times we converse whether via phone, email or text.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I have 30 years of bartending experience, 16 years of bar and restaurant management experience and 5 years of large corporation management. I have also owned 3 businesses of my own...a makeup artistry business and a modeling agency (years ago!) and now, Tipsy Gypsy!. I have a MAST Class 12 permit (bartender's license) as do all the bartenders working at Tipsy Gypsy! We also carry WA State Food Handlers card in case we end up helping out a caterer or two! ;-)